The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-11
COURT.
rs CREATED DURING THE
&E TERM ACTED UPON.


y adjourned session, of the county
began at $50 o'clock yesterday norm
with a quorum and none to spare.
! of the business was routine, consist
in a large part Of consideration Of ac-
It's.
essrs. r. A. Snecd and Victor ii.
fer rendered their designations as no.
public. The vacancies were filed
he appointment Of Messrs. ID. III. Pos
A. w. Robinson, J. S, Cross and ].
be court, on motion Of Justice A. G.
lborn, rcconsidered its action ordering
Fidge and levee on the Covington and
hgton road. The matter was referred
be same committee as previously.
f%titions from the First and State
bnal banks for reduction of assess
u were referred to Messrs. Coleman,
lei and Mason, with County Attorney
Ian. M NNi,N10
%essrs. John j, Barry, G. X. Strick-
|, III. Buttenberg, D..C. Slaughter, j.
coleman, J. Il. Elliott and X. ID. Jor-
the committee TO whom was referred
petition Of X. r. Snowden forreduction
Fsessment, submitted a report. 1t was
nst granting the prayer. Property
lining wa assessed at a lower figure;
low, in fact, and should be raised.
ne report was adopted.
:. Jordan county surveyor, for serv-
rendered as engineerin the iconstruc-
Of the levec on. the Hindman Ferry
was voted S2l4 81.
IL. Pearson, for constructing the
oman Ferry levee, was voted the bal
,<f 1888 05 due him.
4 il ordered by the court that the 124
B Of land lying in the Fourth civil dis
Shelby county, Tenn, belonging
i. A. Williams, be ordered stricken
} the back tax collectors books"
quire Jackson, who offered the order,
d that the original petition, filed in
and passed at the July term, had
misplaced by the clerk.
Istice Holeman opposed it, on the
nd that the court remembered nothing
II II. II was moved that the matter be
red 10 the chairman and county attor-
with power 10 act.
Istice Winters moved in lieu 10 adopt
petition, which was lost, and the orig
adopted with n dissenting vote, Mr..
tens.
appropriate resolutions on the death OF
ire V. W. Williams, prepared by j..
harrison, j, A. Hill and j.. NJ. Cole
, were adopted.
sticc Holeman submitted the follow
lrdcr: THAT no appropriation bc here
made by this court for inquisitions OF
Ky by justices, unless the report Of
inqncsts he accompanied by Il certif-
OF the county court clerk TO the effect
such inquest was held during a recess
nc probate court" Justice llOleman
the law, which WAS explicit and UNI
hkable, and gave magistrates jurisdic-
only during the absence Of the real
ty or probate court. IL was referred
bunty Attorney jordan, who inmcdi-
reported that he could only rcitcrate
Justice llulcman and the code said.
as n bitter pill 10 some Of the magis-
h, as taking several dollars out Of their
h, but il was tho plain an assumption
Pwer 10 he continued, and the urdci
adopted.
l.. Cullen, n onc-armCd man, was n.
d Of liability ior plll tax.
3 o'clock y. m. a rSccSl was takcr
9 o'clocka ia. today. 'p'
TANNING DisrEi REPORT.
crciGry G. l.. Pullen, Of the board q
and police commissioners, submitie,
TIf fer the two quarters ending Sep
Dcr l, 1897. The total amounts are u
Ne fOr collcctionsb 10y the county trustee
police, St,,s S3 81; fire, S52,S13; light
|SI7, 40. 81; schools, S94, ~. 20, schOo
|lings, Sl3,uS3 70; streets and bridges
ia II; board of health and garbage
D75 ~; hospital, SlB,SSl o.; sewer
$50 45; salaries, printing and expenses
boz a.; wharfage, Sl7,4bj Is; publ
|lings, sl4,202 ~; interest, sl6S, 5I6 OF
g totals are for amounts OF collections
BE- course include balances ON hand a
inning Of the firt quarter.
Expenditures Police, So, 1l6 81; fire
(DSl ~; lighting, ST., 734 rs; schools
BIS ~; school buildings, sll,344 ~
kts and bridges, Sls2,Gl7 ~; board 9
ia and garbage, Sl7,575 GO; hospital
10 ~; sewers, s., 29s %; salaries, print
and expense, S0,03i -; wharfage, 50.
75; public buildings, sI4.
ccapitulation Dcbh: Streets an
pes, Sill, gI2 80; credit: Police, SD
fire, SlG,Sgl TO- lighting, : AGA 2,
,ols, Si,g2g 81; school buildings 81
10; board Of health and garhag,
90 O4; hospital, Sp,307 81; seven
SO -; salary, printing and cxpcns'
40S O5; wharfage. S7,5l3 co. publ
|dings, SlL2ol O.; interest, Si05, los @